I called some of our investigators this morning and some of the church members here to tell them I was leaving. It was so hard. I had a hard time holding it together while I was talking to them. I realized a lot this week that even though I cant speak the language and I cant understand what they are saying, they love me because I am happy and I am teaching them something that makes them happy. I had a really good talk with Sister Behunin this past week and she just told me that I will never be fluent at Hungarian. None of the missionaries ever are. She can understand pretty much everything and she can speak in a way that people can understand her but she is not fluent. I cant be so focused on learning the language because I will never be fluent. I need to focus on loving people and listening to them. I learned a lot of that this week. A lot of our investigators this week just said how much they loved us because we were ALWAYS happy. Missionary work is so hard but I am so happy. I have never been happier in my life than how I am right now. Going out and serving people and talking to them everyday and helping them laugh - what else could be better than that? I love being a missionary. I am really sad to leave my investigators and the members here. I called one of our investigators this morning to tell him I was leaving and he was really sad. I about lost it on the phone when I was talking to him. I have been teaching him the whole time I have been in Hungary and he said he really wanted me to be here for his baptism. We haven't set another date with him yet but he wants it to be next month so hopefully i can come back and see it. He was just telling me on the phone what a good missionary I was and how much I have taught him. He just told me a bunch of stuff and how he really wanted to be a missionary too and make people happy just like I have helped him be happy. It was really hard to say goodbye to him and his little sister. Then, the whole time we have been teaching him, he has really struggled to say my last name. I always have to help them pronounce my last name. And then on the phone he just said 'Szia Falslev Nővér' perfectly and that was when I lost it. I didn't realize until I called him this morning that I am making a difference to someone here in Hungary. And its the worst because now I have to leave. I just really love these people and am so sad to leave. But I know i will come to love the people in Duna as well and also my new companion there. I just wasn't prepared to say goodbye to everyone today.
Duna is going to be a lot different than Buda but I am really excited to go there. All that I know about it is that its called the 'New Duna city'. It was named after Stalin but they changed it when they got their freedom. It used to have 2 wards there but unfortunately a lot of people went inactive so I think there is just a branch there now. There is just 1 sister companionship and 1 elder companionship in the district so that is going to be quite different from Buda. We have one of the biggest and best districts in Buda and we do a lot with all the missionaries. But it will be a great learning experience for me! I am really excited.
So this week has been great! We got to do a lot with the YSA this week. They are so great and have been helping me learn more Hungarian. They came out and tabled with us and that was really fun. We also just had tons of good lessons with our investigators. I love being a missionary! There is someone from our english class that we are teaching and its pretty much been only fresh and I teaching him because Behunin has been gone a lot. But we taught him and he just loves learning about the gospel. He said it all made sense to him and he felt so good when he meets with us. We asked him to read 1 nephi 1 by the next time we met and he read through 1 nephi 6 and was asking us tons of questions. He is so cool! All of our investigators are just doing so well right now and are progressing so much. Its hard to leave. One of our investigators gave us a memory book to write in for him. Another investigator gave sister Fresh a cute skirt and wants us to come to a work party so we can share the gospel with her friends. She is awesome! I just love her so much and am really going to miss teaching her. We also got to have an icecream party with one of the members here and we went running in the morning with her too. She also took us shoe shopping because behunins shoes were falling apart. She is the greatest member ever and she has helped me so much! When we went running, we ran together and my companions were a little ahead of us and we just talked about everything. It was so good to talk to her and get to know her. I just LOVE ALL the people here! But I will still be able to keep in contact with them hopefully.
We also got to go see a ballet in the opera house on Saturday. It was so good! So professional. It was snow white and the 7 dwarfs and the dancers were so good! It was really funny. The stage props were the best I have ever seen. We also got to go paddle boating last week with the elders for p day. It was so much fun! It has just been the greatest week ever and helped me realize how much I LOVE being a missionary. It has been the greatest blessing in my life. Unfortunately one elder went home this week and another sister from my MTC group is going home. I am devastated for her. She is the best missionary and I have learned a ton from her but she is really sick so she is going home. That would be really hard.
I am so glad that Jasons wedding went so good. They look so happy and it looks like it was such a great day! I made sure to take pictures of where I was on their special day :) I am so happy for them! And so happy they got married in the temple. You will have to send me pictures in the mail of it so I can show them to people here. People love seeing pictures! Especially of temple marriages.
Well I love you all! I love being a missionary and love my life right now. I have never been so happy and i wish I could just show you all everything! Hungary is the best! I love the people here, their culture, just everything about them! I love you all and miss you tons! Hope everything is going well. Hope you have a great week.
Falslev Nővér
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| This is the best district ever!!! I have had the best transfer ever! I am sad to leave them all! But i will have good new experiences. |
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| Me in front of the mission home on Jasons' wedding day. The other missionaries wanted to be in the picture too. They are hilarious! |
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| I got your letter with the pictures of jason and shelece going through the temple the same day as their wedding. It was just perfect timing! I wanted to still be part of their day even thought I am halfway around the world. |
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| The opera House |
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